Intel has officially unveiled its first Skylake-based Next Unit of Computing (NUC) bare-bones PC kits, offering Core i3 and Core i5 variants with 15W thermal design profile (TDP) parts.
Some of the smallest PCs around, Intel's naming of its bare-bones compact computing systems as the Next Unit of Computing reveals its belief that small computers are the way forward. As a result, the only surprise is that it has taken the company this long since the launch of desktop and laptop Skylake processors to add its sixth-generation Core parts to the NUC range.
The refreshed bare-bones systems span four individual models: two featuring the Intel Core i3-6100U dual-core quad-thread 2.3GHz processor and 3MB cache with Intel HD Graphics 520 processor, and two offering the more powerful Core i5-6260U dual-core quad-thread 1.8GHz/2.9GHz and 4MB cache with Intel Iris Graphics 540. Both chips are rated at a 15W thermal design profile (TDP), with the Core i3 dropping to a TDP-down of 7.5W and the i5 to 9.5W.
Aside from processor type, the specifications of the four new models are near-identical. Supplied in cases as bare-bones systems, each offers embedded gigabit Ethernet and 802.11ac Wi-Fi connectivity, HDMI, mini DisplayPort and WiDi display connectivity, 7.1-channel sound, four USB 3.0 ports with one permanently-on charging port and two USB 2.0 internal headers, an SDXC memory card slot, and a built-in infra-red-sensor for home theatre use. Each can support up to 32GB of DDR4 memory, and is available in M.2-exclusive or M.2 and 2.5" SATA storage variants.
Intel has yet to confirm UK pricing and availability for the new NUC models.
Some of the smallest PCs around, Intel's naming of its bare-bones compact computing systems as the Next Unit of Computing reveals its belief that small computers are the way forward. As a result, the only surprise is that it has taken the company this long since the launch of desktop and laptop Skylake processors to add its sixth-generation Core parts to the NUC range.
The refreshed bare-bones systems span four individual models: two featuring the Intel Core i3-6100U dual-core quad-thread 2.3GHz processor and 3MB cache with Intel HD Graphics 520 processor, and two offering the more powerful Core i5-6260U dual-core quad-thread 1.8GHz/2.9GHz and 4MB cache with Intel Iris Graphics 540. Both chips are rated at a 15W thermal design profile (TDP), with the Core i3 dropping to a TDP-down of 7.5W and the i5 to 9.5W.
Aside from processor type, the specifications of the four new models are near-identical. Supplied in cases as bare-bones systems, each offers embedded gigabit Ethernet and 802.11ac Wi-Fi connectivity, HDMI, mini DisplayPort and WiDi display connectivity, 7.1-channel sound, four USB 3.0 ports with one permanently-on charging port and two USB 2.0 internal headers, an SDXC memory card slot, and a built-in infra-red-sensor for home theatre use. Each can support up to 32GB of DDR4 memory, and is available in M.2-exclusive or M.2 and 2.5" SATA storage variants.
Intel has yet to confirm UK pricing and availability for the new NUC models.
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